Metro area · CBSA 28180
Kapaa
The Kapaa, HI metro area has 73,731 people. Median rent is $1,870, 23.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Kauai County at $2,105. Of the 20 places we track here, Kaumakani has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$97,668
Median home value
$873,200
Unemployment
3.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,105
HUD, Kauai County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapaa | 11,094 | $2,020 | 27.1% |
| Lihue | 7,901 | $1,956 | 25.3% |
| Wailua Homesteads | 5,431 | $1,990 | 26.6% |
| Hanamaulu | 4,972 | $1,652 | 24.1% |
| Kalaheo | 4,435 | $1,922 | 20.9% |
| Puhi | 4,362 | $2,443 | 21.4% |
| Kekaha | 3,768 | $2,248 | 32.0% |
| Kilauea | 3,146 | $1,318 | 17.2% |
| Anahola | 3,067 | $2,015 | 24.0% |
| Koloa | 2,907 | $1,654 | 25.5% |
| Lawai | 2,718 | $1,747 | 20.1% |
| Wailua | 2,697 | $2,310 | 40.1% |
| Hanapepe | 2,638 | $2,199 | 26.4% |
| Eleele | 2,522 | $1,244 | 12.6% |
| Princeville | 2,020 | $1,870 | 22.0% |
| Waimea | 1,840 | $1,612 | 21.7% |
| Omao | 1,528 | $1,875 | 22.1% |
| Poipu | 1,175 | $2,840 | 23.8% |
| Kaumakani | 1,012 | $972 | 12.2% |
| Haena | 631 | $3,012 | 28.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.